For one of the last assignments I had at my old job, I was asked to write about what it was like to be raised by hippies as part of a feature package about Baby Boomers. You can read it here, or download the PDF below.

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Raised in Westchester County and based in Brooklyn, I am the news editor at Parents and a freelance culture writer and . My writing has appeared in The Condé Nast Traveler, Bustle, Time Out New York, Working Mother, and PopMatters , among others. Click on the tags below to see my work by publication or by subject. If you're an editor looking to contact me about freelance projects, email me at mlascala [at] gmail.com. If you're a PR rep looking to pitch me, email me at marisa [dot] lascala [at] meredith.com.